French Wednesdays

[Globaltruth]

Inevitably after the rather good news (or was it just the least worst?) from across the Channel surely a dedicated thread is called for?

Let's just hope ff doesn't spot it and corrects our rather grave accents

Inevitably...and with a slight nod to Jake Thackeray, one of his sources of inspiration:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Nuj6dhte8

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

... the rather good news (or was it just the least worst?)

"The least (or "lesser") worst" - but, in comparison with other political results recently, it looks "rather good".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE33n9EHwds

[Alain Maréchal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE33n9EHwds

Foul! How dare you include my compatriot in French wednesday?

p.s. yes, we are somewhat touchy about it.

This sums up my attitude:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qXkV1e6yZY

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Foul! How dare you include my compatriot in French wednesday?
p.s. yes, we are somewhat touchy about it.

- my sincere apologies! (Nothing "touchy" about wanting a bit of basic accuracy, by the way.)

[Alain Maréchal]

apology accepted mijnheer. The national inferiority complex sets in at an early age, along with the national dichotomy.

[cloughie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rncOPYyA_6Q

[Lat-Literal]

Inevitably after the rather good news (or was it just the least worst?)

It depends whether you prefer dancing with a racist to Atlantic Starr or being ruled by what the White House may have "confirmed" is the son of Tony Blair and Christina Lagarde. When it comes to declaring who I would prefer to be elected in any country "over on the Continent", I have tended to say Willy Brandt but in 2017 who can say with any certainty?

Not quite what is called for but the European MTV soundtrack to my UN Geneva days:

Laurent Voulzy - Paradoxal Systeme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ftrhUBG9dg

[Lat-Literal]

World Music:

Patrick Bouffard and Gilles Chabenat - Vouvray - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNjDUeDCAic

50 very good/good classical composers from France and Belgium: Absil, Alain, Alkan, Bonis, L Boulanger, N Boulanger, Boulez, Canteloube, R Casedesus, Chabrier, Chaminade, Chausson, Cras, Debussy, Delibes, Demessieux, Dufay, Dukas, Duparc, Durey, Dutilleux, Faure, Franck, Gounod, Hahn, Holmes, Honegger, Ibert, Josquin, Koechlin, Le Flem, Magnard, Messiaen, Meulemans, Milhaud, Pierne, Poulenc, Radigue, Ravel, Renie, Rivier, Saint-Saens, Satie, Severac, Tailleferre, Tomasi, Varese, Vierne, Vieuxtemps, E Ysaye

[jayne lee wilson]

Politics may always be a compromise, always The Art of the Possible, but I felt like cheering and punching the air seeing Macron's big victory, even if - perhaps especially if - it was largely driven by keeping out Le Pen and FN. Moderate, centrist political views seem to have few representatives in what's left of the UK Parliamentary democracy now, but they seem still to be finding their voice in France. And if Macron's victory further frustrates Brexit negotiations, so lacking in all subtlety, cooperation, or even stealth and political cunning from the UK's team, all the better. The complex, drawn-out damaging truth may finally overwhelm the rhetoric of The People - or government by Daily Mail decree.

My feelings were the more intense after hearing Farage on last Friday's Any Questions, trumpeting his loud anticipation of a Le Pen triumph. The first time I ever felt like throwing a brick at the radio.
Still, after listening to yet more lies, at least the audience ending up jeering him as well. There is hope.

[teamsaint]

Perhaps he'll stop the increase in French arms sales.

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/France_doubles_arms_sales_in_2015_999.html

[Lat-Literal]

Perhaps he'll stop the increase in French arms sales.
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Fran..._2015_999.html

While the papers focus on the age difference between him and his wife - which is not at all dissimilar from the age difference in the marriages of Salmond and Sturgeon - they are deliberately ignoring his very close ties with Mandelson, Clinton, Osborne, Umunna (especially) and Junker and many others who are similarly to the right of Margaret Thatcher. But in truth none of us knows what is going on. What is the point in trying to comprehend it all when China completes five nuclear power stations during 2017, begins seven others and finalizes plans for 53 more in the next decade and yet it's Hinkley C that is to be the most expensive object on earth? One thing's for certain. Leo Ferre wouldn't have voted for him.

Leo Ferre - Les Anarchistes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmLlhPEIZ0Y

(nb. what we do know - he is an ex senior civil servant as well as an ex banker whose main policy is to scythe low ranking civil servants - I would have spoiled my ballot paper)

(incidentally, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the public want an extremely red version of blue and not an extremely blue version of red - that is why it isn't being offered)

[teamsaint]

While the papers focus on the age difference between him and his wife - which is not at all dissimilar from the age difference in the marriages of Salmond and Sturgeon - they are deliberately ignoring his very close ties with Mandelson, Clinton, Osborne, Umunna (especially) and Junker and many others who are similarly to the right of Margaret Thatcher. But in truth none of us knows what is going on. What is the point in trying to comprehend it all when China completes five nuclear power stations during 2017, begins seven others and finalizes plans for 53 more in the next decade and yet it's Hinkley C that is to be the most expensive object on earth? One thing's for certain. Leo Ferre wouldn't have voted for him.

Leo Ferre - Les Anarchistes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmLlhPEIZ0Y

(nb. what we do know - he is an ex senior civil servant as well as an ex banker whose main policy is to scythe low ranking civil servants - I would have spoiled my ballot paper)

Another "centrist" banker who like selling arms, keeping wages down etc etc ...all sounds horribly familiar.

http://realiran.org/how-does-macron-think-about-frances-relations-with-iran-and-saudi-a/

How many is " Not that many" then?

[Lat-Literal]

Another "centrist" banker who like selling arms, keeping wages down etc etc ...all sounds horribly familiar.

http://realiran.org/how-does-macron-think-about-frances-relations-with-iran-and-saudi-a/

How many is " Not that many" then?

Yep.

I need my favourite Crespin:

Régine Crespin - Extase (Henri Duparc) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea1oJddyJQw

I'd like to think she teams up with Jeff Buckey on one of his better days on the other side.

(Odd thread this, innit, strong but not very stable)

[Globaltruth]

(Odd thread this, innit, strong but not very stable)

Well quite Lat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC7Re8cczj0

At least this won't raise any hackles

(dedicated to our old chum Paul Sherratt who is a fan of this particular artist)

[Lat-Literal]

Well quite Lat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC7Re8cczj0

At least this won't raise any hackles

(dedicated to our old chum Paul Sherratt who is a fan of this particular artist)

Very memorable, GT.

I like it.

Please forward it to Synectics Solutions and not Norman Smurthwaite.